As David D.G pointed out, the term science has been totally bastardized by several organizations out there. Hubbards crap has nothing to do with science, it's an alternative religion and as ridiculous as any before it.

Science had a better more trusted, fact based dynamic behind it than any relgion so some highly dishonest religious groups stole it for their purposes.

on a side issue, Tom Cruise can go right , on his one-trick pony, to whatever version of Hell his shit religion has invented

And as you're so eager to make this claim about our way of thinking being a religion, therefore you and your fundie ilk must be prepared to pay said tax rebate. Unchain your wallets bh(l)ow(m)e & co., you've got untold billions to fork out to us. >:D

...ah, but of course, as many of your ilk claim 'Christianity isn't a religion, but is a personal relationship with Jesus', then you forfeit your own tax-exempt status, and you will have to pay trillions in back-taxes. Backdated. With interest.

Now, you want to make that call to the IRS, or shall I...? >:D

Enjoy your Catch-22, bh(l)ow(m)e. Also your annihilated argument. Oh, and one little fact that obliterates the last few subatomic particles of your argument:

Here in the UK, the Church of $cientology isn't legally recognised as a 'religion', thus the Orgs here have to pay tax on their income (Auditing, Courses etc).

I love the smell of arguments blasted out of the space-time continuum in the morning. Smells like... victory.